For my next meet I'm leaning toward the DL only meet at the Arnold Classic again. I did it last year and took home first place in the lightweight (220 and under) division with a 777 lb pull. I did that wearing a Metal Jack Deadlift Suit . That DL only meet was the extent of my equipped lifting career. So, for the next little bit, I'm thinking about messing around with a little multiply gear to see how it is.
I squatted in a hand me down pair of Metal Pro Briefs . I could probably get away with a tighter pair, but being new to it, I'm not complaining.
We used reverse light bands on all sets after warming up to 3 plates:
Warm up to 3 plates:
Reverse light bands on and Briefs on:
4 plates x 1
465x1
505x1
555x1
595x1
645x1
685x1
All of them were pretty easy. It will definitely take some getting use to the decent and controlling the eccentric portion of the squat. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where I'm at in a few weeks. I also plan to start pulling every couple of weeks in my Metal Jack DL suit to get used to it by march.